# NTSB UNK64X0659: Fairchild KR21, N235V, Auburn, AL, February 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1964
- Place: Auburn, AL · AUBURN, AL
- Location: 32.6099° N, 85.4808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6099&lon=-85.4808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0659
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0659

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0442  64/2/22    AUBURN ALA          FAIRCHILD KR21      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N235V               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 861 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N235V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235V), registered now, S/N 1042, built 1930 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD KR21
- Registry model: [Fairchild KR-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-kr-21) (registry code 3371302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner B5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (registry code 37501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N235V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI67D0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0059), Jun 16, 1966: Fairchild KR-21 (N235V), Auburn, IN, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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